| No Comment |  The marketing industry was found wanting last week at the parliamentary hearings into racism in the media & communications sector, which includes advertising and marketing. Poor participation from marketing companies in an online benchmarking BEE survey means the project will probably have to be relaunched - but this time parliament will probably have some say in providing the "impetus". Held up against presentations by the National Association of Broadcasters and the ad industry, represented by the Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA), among others - the Marketing Federation of SA had very little to report, unfortunately. Basically, Government will now have a say, as the Portfolio Committee tasked with this job, agreed to present the matter of the industry's transformation to a full sitting of Parliament in order to plan the way forward and to assist the Industry Working Group in breaking the impasse in which it currently finds itself.
Have a good one! Louise Marsland, Editor, editor@bizcommunity.com
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Retailers should exploit Christmas pressures
Rick Taylor appointed SAMIF chair
Storm brews in the Cape over Jo'burg Agency choice
NAB identifies consumer spend on products and lifestyle activities
MasterIndex survey shows SA consumer confidence jumping by 15.2%
Transformation - the role of training and education
RCI SA Repositions with new look
Vega language centre launched to promote diversity
New R320m shopping mall for Lenasia
Jo'burg SMEs lead the pack
Are South Africans 'culture vultures'?
ACA tells parliament its BEE Scorecard is ready
Seventeen says "Know More" to drugs in gritty campaign
Don't Bl!nk or you'll miss the new men's mag
Management's attitude affects shrink prevention
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| | | A vintage year as Anderson Lithograph is named Sappi 2004 International Printer of the Year - Sappi
 "A vintage year". That was the consensus of opinion at the Sappi 2004 International Printer of the Year awards, where Anderson Lithograph was named the Sappi 2004 International Printer of the Year. Anderson Lithograph was also named the Sappi 2004 North American Printer of the Year. At the ceremony, Sappi also presented Sappi African Printer of the Year to Ultra Litho from South Africa, Sappi Trading Printer of the Year to Pragati Offset from India and Sappi European Printer of the Year to Fontegrafica from Italy.
Sappi International Printer of the Year gallery
The event was held at the historic Vergelegen wine estate in Cape Town on 22 October 2004. "Like winemaking, papermaking and printing still essentially follow the same methods used for centuries," commented Sappi's Chief Executive Officer, Jonathan Leslie. "While machines and technology have made these processes easier and faster, still they are very much driven by the skill and passion of the individual. Which is why Vergelegen is such an appropriate venue for this award, which is focused on encouraging, honouring and rewarding excellence."
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Marketing | | MasterIndex survey shows SA consumer confidence jumping by 15.2%
MasterCard has announced the results from its second MasterIndex survey of Consumer Confidence conducted across the South Asia, Middle East and Africa Region (SAMEA). The survey showed an increase of 15.2% in overall South African consumer confidence, with South Africa's MasterIndex jumping from 64.4 in February of this year to 79.6 in August out of a possible index of 100.
Transformation - the role of training and education
The advertising industry is transitioning and competition and shrinking margins are forcing agencies to adopt new business models. On one level the transition process is being driven by a demand for new communications solutions, where varied communications disciplines work together, enabling agencies to deliver integrated campaigns that maximise the value of client expenditure.
How to make your presentation an experience
[Sid Peimer ] There are few business presentations that are so pleasant and entertaining, that their mere experience is 'enough'. Unlike casual banter, business presentations must have a focused message, a clear 'Point X', and a controlled 'Hidden X'.
UP students go global in strategy competition
Students from the University of Pretoria faired well in the recent GlobCom communication strategy competition. The competition was aimed at giving students from several countries the opportunity to work in international teams and to develop a communication strategy for an international client.
Jo'burg SMEs lead the pack
Decision-makers at small and medium enterprises based in the Johannesburg area regard their companies as being far more competitive than do those in the country's three other major centres.
ACA tells parliament its BEE Scorecard is ready
[Louise Marsland]  Today is D-day for the marketing and advertising industry as parliamentary hearings commence for the report-back on transformation. The Association for Communication & Advertising (ACA) was first up and revealed that its BEE Scorecard for the advertising industry is ready.
Citigate Durban scoops Supplier of the Year Award - Citigate SA
Converged communications group Citigate SA's Durban branch which was responsible for all design work for the nationwide re-branding of Ola Milky Lane and Juicy Lucy stores has been named Supplier of the Year by Ola Milky Lane.
Appletiser launches the Art of Pure Pleasure
October sees 12 of South Africa's best artists unveiled in The Art of Pure Pleasure, an innovative exhibition launched by Appletiser. Partially in celebration of its new look, and partially for the simple love of art, The Art of Pure Pleasure will be shown in leading art galleries and touring the country's malls with a groundbreaking digital art exhibition.
Boss of the Year 2004:
The chief executive of Kumba Resources Ltd and president of the Chamber of Mines, Dr Con Fauconnier, is the recipient of this year's Boss of the Year Award. Sharanjeet Shan, CEO of the Mathematics Centre for Professional Teachers, received the award and trophy for 'Emerging Leader of the Year' from Unisa's Centre for Business Management.
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Advertising | | A creepy crawly ad by Saatchi
Saatchi & Saatchi has developed a print ad that illuminates the longevity of Osram's long-life light bulb range, using mounds of dead creepy crawlies. Saatchi & Saatchi Art Director Bryan Courtney and Copywriter Nick Gordin are the creative gurus behind the captivating concept.
Storm brews in the Cape over Jo'burg Agency choice
In a hotly contested pitch, The Agency has won the Cape Town Routes Unlimited above-the-line account. The Agency was appointed within a consortium also consisting of two CT-based agencies - Switch Design and Isithombi, to handle design and communications respectively.
Ogilvy Africa and DSTV win gold in Angola
Ogilvy Africa's Angolan arm, Movimento, won a gold trophy at the Festival de Publicidade Acacia de Ouro in Luanda, Angola for a DStv commercial, Airsteward, produced for the 'Get Used To Choice' campaign.
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[Grant Henry] Brand damage can be a slow process, a chipping away at your most valuable asset. Or it can be a catastrophe that shatters your brand in a flash. Are you geared for damage control? South African executives seem to lag behind their international counterparts when it comes to brand and media savvy and are complacent in their expectations that a brand-damaging situation will simply go away.
Designers reposition the past of future education by going back to ''S'kool'' - Enterprise IG
Many of us would prefer to forget our school days, leaving memories of scratchy uniforms, unpronounceable Latin songs and exam halls buried forever. But let's say, metaphorically speaking, that you were given the opportunity to return to your old school as a student once again, only this time, armed with a sense of maturity and, hopefully, a little more worldly-wise. What aspects of your school would you change? What aspects, if any, would stay the same?
RCI SA Repositions with new look
RCI SA has announced its new brand positioning as a provider of holidays, travel and timeshare services, with the introduction of RCI Choices, a new range of holiday exchange options.
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Cinema | | The Story of an African Farm fares well on opening weekend
The lighthearted book-to-screen adaptation of Olive Schreiner's The Story of an African Farm, released countrywide on 8 October to rave reviews and audience applause at the box office. With a print average of R7 400 per print, The Story of an African Farm outperformed Darrel James Roodt's 'Yesterday', which earned just over R6 700 per print in ticket sales on its opening weekend earlier this year.
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| | | Miller time for Stonewall - Stonewall Productions
SAB Miller is set to take its highly successful South African marketing campaign for its premium beer, Miller Genuine Draft, to a new level following the launch of an aggressive online strategy for the brand. The online strategy dovetails neatly with an inventive marketing and advertising campaign that positions the beer as part of the lifestyle of the young, upwardly mobile professional.
PG Glass website uses i-Partner to connect customers to franchisees - The Virtual Works
The Virtual Works has completed the first phase of a feature-rich new website for PG Glass, South Africa's leading glass installation and replacement expert. The site uses i-Partner technology to provide responsive online service that connects customers directly to franchisees. Enquiries are automatically forwarded to the right people, and the system tracks each enquiry until the customer has been served.
Multiply your kalahari.net benefits
In a partnership between two leading South African brands, Momentum Multiply members will now be able to get up to 100% off CDs and DVDs bought from leading online retailer, kalahari.net.
Streetcar.com launches innovative online loyalty programme for MFC - Streetcar
How dynamic is your customer rewards programme? Do you still believe in the effectiveness of conventional programmes such as the predictable "5 % discount", or the customary, albeit uninspired, annual "Season's Greetings" card, in ever-competitive markets? The truth is, "Buy 5 and get 1 free" just simply no longer works for the increasingly sophisticated consumer.
Want to know if you spend too much time on the web? - Eighty20
Whether it is gambling or banking, talking in chat rooms or online dating, South Africans are spending an increasing amount of time on the internet. Wouldn't you like to see if you are spending more time on the net than everyone else?
Financial management goes digital... - VentureWeb Interactive
Long gone are the days where financial management was considered nothing more than number-crunching. Today, the world of finance is a maze of investment schemes, unit trusts, linked portfolios, and so on... Not easy to navigate through.
Corel Corporation acquires Jasc to extend graphics software portfolio - Direct Distribution Services
Corel Corporation has acquired Jasc Software, Inc., the award-winning developer of the Paint Shop™ family of digital-photography and image-editing software. A critical milestone in Corel's ongoing growth strategy, this acquisition follows four consecutive quarters of profitability and a successfully completed turnaround since Corel was taken private in August 2003.
Contribute 3 Review by Stephen Symons - Direct Distribution Services
Why choose Contribute, and what does it do? In a nutshell, Macromedia Contribute 3 will allow even the most technologically-challenged person in your company to update and manage an intranet or website with ease. A website administrator will configure editable areas in pages, so that a user can only edit certain areas of the site such as articles, news and images.
Macromedia captivate enables anyone to create software simulations - Direct Distribution Services
Macromedia has announced Macromedia Captivate, which enables anyone to easily record onscreen activity and create software demonstrations and interactive simulations.
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Direct Marketing | | New business for Conceptualise - Conceptualise
Conceptualise Promtions has recently been commissioned with campaigns for Sarie and Fair Lady lifestyle magazines, the Relyant Retail furniture chain, The Citizen newspaper and upmarket toy chain, Toys-R-Us.
Conceptualise works promotional magic for 'Bokke' - Conceptualise
Conceptualise, the leading practitioner of promotional competitions and purchase-driven game shows in Africa, joined forces with Beeld newspaper to create a three-pronged campaign linked to Vodacom Tri-Nations Rugby.
MTN 'grabs pre-paid high ground' with Conceptualise - Conceptualise
MTN is grabbing the attention of pre-paid cellular users, having recently partnered with Conceptualise, South Africa's leading promotional marketing companies specialising in the development and implementation of promotional competitions and games, to create Thath 'I Zak.
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Education/Recruitment | | Ogilvy Africa training programme graduates
Ogilvy Africa recently hosted its 2004 Africa Training Programme (ATP) that saw 29 delegates coming together from Angola, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Ghana, Mauritius, Malawi, Zambia, Congo, Uganda, Ogilvy Durban, Ogilvy Cape Town and Ogilvy Johannesburg at the Ogilvy offices in Johannesburg.
Vega language centre launched to promote diversity
IT infrastructure and solutions provider, Datacentrix, has assisted in the opening of Sandton-based Vega The Brand Communications School's Ulimi Lwami centre, supplying 10 PCs for use by the language lab's students. The Ulimi Lwami centre, which means My Language Centre, is a joint initiative unveiled recently by Vega and the SABC to educate the media industry on South Africa's cultural diversities.
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Eventing | | Rick Taylor appointed SAMIF chair
Rick Taylor, CEO of the National Convention Bureau for South African Tourism, has been appointed chairman of the newly formed South African Meetings Industry Federation (SAMIF).
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Magazines | | Classic Car Africa hits the shelf
 Classic Car Africa magazine will be re-launched by Cars in Action at Auto Africa on 25 October, the same day the title re-appears on bookshelves country wide.
Seventeen says "Know More" to drugs in gritty campaign
After a year of constant communication and conversations with teens, Seventeen magazine has decided to take action against the apparent teen drug problem in South Africa by embarking on a pro bono advertising campaign called "Know More" that aims to inform teens of the potentially devastating effects of drug abuse and addiction.
Don't Bl!nk or you'll miss the new men's mag
 A new men's magazine, Bl!nk, has been launched into the heavily traded men's magazine market. Publishers, Blink Lifestyle Trading, aim to produce a magazine that focuses on South African issues for the proudly South Afrian man.
SL magazine positions itself for sex
 SL magazine is currently in production for their yearly sex edition following on the success of last year's issue. The title will be repeating the formula again this Dec/Jan and editor Natalie Dixon says, "it's a definitive and offbeat look at sex from a youth angle". The lineup includes features on local erotica, a photo essay from the country's top photographers, interviews with sex kitten Brittany Murphy and sultry South American actor Gael Garcia Bernal, fresh off the set of the film The Motorcycle Diaries.
SA Sports Illustrated Swimwear Issue 2004 launched
 The SA Sports Illustrated Swimwear issue launches this week with Nashua as the official sponsor. Nashua has signed a further three year contact with the Swimwear Issue. M-Net will be flighting the behind-the-scenes on October the 20. For a preview click here - www.sasiswimwear.co.za
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Media | | NAB identifies consumer spend on products and lifestyle activities
A vast number of consumers' monthly spending goes to amenities and items like home security services, domestic employees and cellular-related services, as well as monthly food and groceries, says John Bowles, Joint Managing Director of the Newspaper Advertising Bureau (NAB).
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MINI has taken over one of the longest stretches of uninterrupted branding in the world - the entire domestic walkway of Johannesburg International Airport. where three floors are linked with four sets of travelators.
ComutaNet goes all out to promote Talknet's new business package
In a concerted effort to promote and educate the South African public about Talknet's new business package, the company enlisted ComutaNet's services to better penetrate the consumer market using a well-positioned strategic campaign.
No boob with these billboards
Net#work BBDO busted a gut for its client Kenza Health's breast enhancing product, Biobust, and doubled its sales in only two months - proving that effective advertising can work with a small budget, as long as it is creative.
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Printing | | Pocket Guide to South Africa 2004 - STE Publishers
 The Pocket Guide to South Africa is a simple, accessible way to present information on South Africa to tourists, investors and internal structures. Published in conjunction with the GCIS, STE Publishers was commissioned to design, publish and market this important publication.
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Production | | Giant's Leon Jacobs proves he's a bit of a girl - Giant Films
 Jacobs recently got in touch with his feminine side, by producing a stunning commercial for King James' client, Coty. The spot launches Coty's new female fragrance "Angelica" which promises to bring out 'the other you'.
The human face of the Department of Labour - Ochre Moving Pictures
Ochre Moving Pictures is in the process of wrapping up the production of five fifteen-minute career guidance videos on various Sector-based Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) with the Department of Labour as client.
Record number of entrants for MultiChoice VUKA! awards
Entries for the 2004 MultiChoice VUKA! Awards have poured in to meet the recent closing date. Over 200 entries have been logged so far, in both professional and newcomer categories. Entrants range from top advertising professionals, to media students and first timers.
Local and international recognition - Ochre Moving Pictures
Ochre Moving Pictures(OMP) has built a formidable reputation for shaping and harnessing creative talent and this was attested to when the nominations for the DUKUDUKU's were announced.
Frieze Films - First for production service - Frieze Films
Frieze Films is fast being singled out as the production service company of choice for international companies wanting to shoot in South Africa. Ridley. Scott and Associates (RSA), one of the largest production houses worldwide in both blockbuster movies and commercials, recently selected Frieze Films to service a commercial for UK cellular network - Orange.
Generations to host training workshop for undiscovered hot shot directors
Generations, Africa's most successful soapie is on the hunt for fresh, talented directors who want to experience the rush of the continent's most popular, multi-camera drama.
Takalani Sesame receives Cine Golden Eagle
 Takalani Sesame, an Ochre Media Production in conjunction with Evertrade pictures and a Sesame Workshop co-production, has been selected to receive the prestigious CINE Golden Eagle Award in the Children's Programmes category. The CINE Golden Eagle is recognised internationally as a symbol of the highest production standards in filmmaking and videography. The Annual CINE Awards Ceremony, is to be held in Washington, DC in the spring of 2005.
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If they are to retain customers, services organisations must deliver a standardised level and quality of service. Frances Wright, operations director at FHC Strategic Communications, acknowledges that this is difficult to achieve and offers a solution.
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Radio | | YzeUp Newsletter October 2004 - YFM
 99.2 YFM turned 7 this month & it's going to be one unforgettable month for everyone. Check out what's in-store for you in the October/November issue of YMag & look out for great discounts that your favourite GP radio station has to offer.
Breakfast radio's TV ads shock viewers awake
They have been invading your breakfast radio for the past few years... This week sees the first in a series of TV ads for The Mark Gillman Breakfast Show on 5FM, making its debut on SABC TV.
99.2 YFM presents For the Love of Hip Hop Week - YFM
How about a week of local hip hop new releases? Starting Friday 22 till 29 October, 2004 from 5:30 till 6pm stay tuned to 99.2 YFM as Harambe's Bad Boy T, Lee & Sanza launch, on air, some of Mzansi's most loved hip hop acts.
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Eight out of ten South Africans are satisfied with the performance of President Thabo Mbeki - his highest rating ever. At the same time three-quarters of the population think that national government is doing a good job - also the highest score since Mbeki became president.
Beers and Flavoured Alcoholic Beverages bring cheer to an otherwise dry liquor market - ACNielsen
Brand innovation, strong demand for premium labels and the benefit of higher disposable income for most average South African households are the key driving forces behind an alcoholic beverage market that has experienced mixed fortunes for the period June 2003 to May 2004.
Company Vision Statements - Walking the talk? - Research Surveys
[Henry Barenblatt] At the drop of a hat, companies espouse their vision/value statements. These company statements can be found in annual reports, in company literature such as brochures and, if one looks carefully there will be framed (slightly dusty) statements in the reception areas of head offices.
Are South Africans 'culture vultures'?
An analysis of the TGI data base shows that 2.9 million South Africans claimed to have attended a live performance of a show or event in the last 12 months. This represents 17.5% of the total adult population of 16.7 million covered by TGI. Going to see a play was the highest activity in the culture stakes with just on 15% claiming to have attended a play. Classical music concerts scored 11%, with opera and ballet only 5%.
International Week for the Eradication of Poverty - How do South Africans fare? - Research Surveys
RS, South Africa's leading marketing insights company, recently conducted a survey amongst a sample of 3 504 SA adults from all corners of the country, interviewing them face-to-face in their homes, to find out how they are feeling: we looked at the overall well-being of South Africans.
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Retail | | Retailers should exploit Christmas pressures
Every Christmas, even the best-prepared retailers feel the pressure, comments a UK Christmas survey. However, pressure does not necessarily have to have a negative impact on their business, according to EMPS.
Kemtek introduces the Epson range of Point-Of-Sale (POS) printers
Kemtek Bar Coding Systems has been awarded the distribution rights for the prestigious Epson POS Printer range. Worldwide, Epson are the leaders in this field in terms of market share, innovation, performance, quality and reliability.
New strip packs from NBL coffee products
The latest offering from the NBL coffee and creamer category is strip packs. When compared to tea, coffee is a relatively expensive beverage for 'mass market' consumers. NBL, however, aims to make its brands more accessible and affordable through this new pack format, which would enhance the availability of selected brands and drive consumption within these categories.
Clover to uplift communities from within
Clover has embarked on a nation-wide social upliftment project aimed at nourishing and supporting communities on a sustainable basis, from within. Called 'Mama Afrika - Ukwakha Isizwe', the project has been established within the spirit of ubuntu and with the understanding that communities need to take charge of their own well-being. Ukwakha Isizwe means 'nurturing the nation'.
Cooking up a proudly SA Christmas
 National Brands Limited (NBL), has launched its Bakers and Pyotts Christmas range with a unique African theme. The Bakers Christmas range will depict African wildlife in entertaining and amusing situations for festive fun on packaging.
New R320m shopping mall for Lenasia
Investec Property Group is set to develop the R320 million, 42 000m sq Trade Route regional shopping mall in Lenasia, near Johannesburg, in a joint venture with prominent local businessmen Sayed Mia and Ismail Valli. Investec Private Bank has secured the funding for the development and construction will begin this month.
Management's attitude affects shrink prevention
It goes without saying, "management's attitude is a key element in creating an immediate, deep impact on a company's loss prevention culture," says Kirsten Halcrow, Director of The EMPS Loss Prevention Training Academy.
St Elmo's slices into shopping malls with new Canal Walk outlet
 St Elmo's, South Africa's pioneering pizza chain, has expanded into another Cape Town shopping centre with the opening of a brand new Sliceaway at Canal Walk. The pizza group is currently on a major expansion drive in the Western Cape."
Consumers squeeze out new Sunlight bottle
Unilever is withdrawing its new Sunlight dishwashing liquid bottle, which it launched earlier this year as a new product innovation, embracing a new squeeze top, drip free packaging. The original packaging will be brought back after massive resistance by consumers to the new packaging - which alternatively leaked, or was used incorrectly, thereby nullifying the product innovation.
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Sales | | I&J Customer Club - the company's best hidden salesperson
A third of I&J retail sales are to I&J Preferred Customer Club members, which is conclusive proof that a well-run loyalty club is among the most powerful of selling tools.
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Sponsorship | | A memorial to life in black & white
This October sees the birth of the Moments in Time 2005 calendar, the third production of this uniquely South African product that touches hearts while simultaneously raising funds to fight cancer. A unique addition to this already novel fundraising project, now in its third year, is the production of a Moments in Time theme song, dubbed Meaning in Life. Written for the project, it aims to give the calendar a voice that will help take calendar sales to new heights.
2004 Business Day/BASA Awards call for entries
Business sponsors of the arts are invited to enter the 2004 Business Day/BASA Awards for innovative and effective sponsorship of the arts. All businesses operating within South Africa, large or small, who have supported the arts in any genre, whether in cash or in kind during the period 1 January to 31 December 2004 may enter; alternatively, the recipient arts organisation may nominate their sponsor for an award.
CAF signs Africa's biggest ever deal
Mobile phone operator MTN has signed the biggest sponsorship deal in African sport's history after clinching an agreement with the Confederation of African Football. The firm has signed a $12.5m deal with CAF to replace Nokia as the title sponsor of the next two African Nations Cup competitions - and becomes the first title sponsor of the African Champions League. Source: www.sportbusiness.com
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The National Geographic Channel on DStv has re-positioned itself as an 'infotainment channel' and is delivering even more engaging content to subscribers.
Prime time slot for award winning Lucky
Lucky, a South African award winning film about friendship and survival between two young people living in the poverty-stricken slums of South Africa will be broadcast on SABC1 at 18h30 on 1 December. Two boys from different backgrounds and cultures form an unlikely friendship. The story of Lucky emanated from the Ciak Junior writing competition facilitated by SABC Education. Children aged between 10 and 15 had to write a story about an event that changed their lives.
Judge for Yourself
Dennis Davis has made a return to television in Judge For Yourself on e - a sophisticated, but straightforward current affairs series produced by Melanie Rice. The first programme kicks off with a focus on the Death Penalty. On etv, Monday's at 7.30pm.
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Columns | | Fred Says...
Paying it forward
 "Confusion reigns," Fred muttered. "What with the ACA, previously AAA, the MFSA, previously ASOM, it is all a matter of AAF, commonly known as Ass About Face!"
ADjudicate
Uncovering washday blues
[Dr Kay Brügge]  So, good old Sigmund Freud's theory of personality ('id'; 'ego' and 'superego') is again capitalised upon for commercial purposes. Someone at the ad agency must have dusted off their psych 101 books to come-up with the Samsung 'Tornado' washing machine advertisement.
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Forums | | MTN / Vodacom summer campaigns
What's going on with MTN and Vodacom? They're both flighting such similar campaigns (Gimme Summer/Yello Summer), but the most fustrating thing is that they're really bad. What is your view?
Ford Ranger lobola ad
SA advertising continues its proud history of using lobola as an effective creative concept. What is your view?
Tiscali Billboard
Spotting the cat in bandages and its paw in a sling...my initial (as I was driving by) thought was, it's a animal rescue ad! What is your view?
Internship
I would like to hear from MD's, CEO's of PR companies who have interns doing training in their companies, what is the main reason for hiring interns in the first place? What is your view?
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New accounts | | Vivid New Media exceeds expectations with enviable new client list - more infoBushman Sands signs with WIA - more infoFloral designers Okasie recently commissioned The Idea Shop to develop their new website, www.okasie.co.za.Luma Animation brings the Ford pumpkin head to life! - more infoNational Brands Limited new appointments - more infoVentureWeb Interactive's latest account gains include McDonalds SA and Capital Alliance.
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People on the move | | Lowe Bull's Stuart Walsh moves into O.I.L. - more infoJahmil Qubeka takes a share - more infoTami Taitz has Joined DC Studios as Producer for Daron Chatz, Jahmil Qubeka and Rowan John.New appointments at Mindshare SA - more infoVanessa Norman has been appointed as Senior Art Director at Saatchi & SaatchiNew MD for Gauteng business incubator Raizcorp - more infoStephanus Nel appointed Copwriter at Lobedu Leo Burnett - more infoJonathan Parkinson films in Mauritius - more infoDene Berry joins 365's Traffic team - more infoPia Malcolm appointed SA Sales Executive at Alliance Media South Africa - more info
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Events to diarise | | Cape Times Editor, Chris Whitfield speaks to PR-Net - PR-Net Cape Town, Camps Bay - Cape Town, 26 Oct
Find out how to get the maximum into and the most out of The Cape Times directly from editor Chris Whitfield.
The Power of the Press Release - The Write Co, Sandton, 27 Oct
Make PR's most effective tool work for your company
Friday Mornings with Amanda - The Write Co, Sandton, 29 Oct
Writing Exercises
Body Spectra, Body Painting Extravaganza - City Varsity Film School, Cape Town, 29 Oct
Cape Town's premiere body painting competition returns to Dockside on 29 October 2004.
Scrap that Journal - The Write Co, Sandton, 30 Oct
Unleash your creativity
What they don't teach you about being an entrepreneur - Woodmead, Gauteng, 30 Oct
Allon Raiz hosts a talk and workshop on the practical details about being and staying a successful entrepreneur.
Need Credibility - Write a Book - The Write Co, Johannesburg, 01 Nov
Writers Write to get a point across
Transforming the ICT sector and supporting black-owned ICT start-ups in the Western Cape - CITI - Cape IT Initiative, Cape Town, 03 Nov
This is your chance to meet the 10 BEE companies taking part in this 9 month Business Development Programme, grooming startup companies into sustainable businesses.
Happenings at the ASA - AMASA, V&A Waterfront, 03 Nov
This talk will be an overview of the interesting case studies that the ASA had in 2004, current trends that is still big in 2004, and international trends that will become big in SA.
Cape gets Gordon Cook summer tour - UCT Graduate School of Busines, Cape Town, 04 Nov
Due to popular demand Gordon Cook, Director of Vega - The Brand Communications School based in Johannesburg, will take his popular strategic brand management course on a summer tour to Cape Town next month.
Write Around The World - The Write Co, Sandton, 06 Nov
An introduction to Travel Writing for the Media.
Develop the Write Attitude - A workshop for scriptwriters - the writing studio, Sea Point, 06 Nov
Scriptwriters who would like to develop their craft and write for a visual medium are invited to develop the write attitude with The Writing Studio's final four-Saturday workshop for the year at the SABC in Sea Point on November 6, 13, 20 and 27.
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Upcoming events | | | The Perfect Business Plan - The Write Co, Sandton, 25 OctMultimedia Design Students' End of Year Exhibition - Allenby Campus Damlin, Pretoria/Centorion Theatre , 26 OctCustomer Acquisition & Retention Workshop - Knowledge Resources, Jhb, Ctn, 26 OctAchieving Optimum Safety and Security at Special Events - Lab-Epitomy, Sandton, 26 OctThe Pitch & The Publisher - The Write Co, Sandton, 26 Oct | More... Submit an event
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Excellent opportunity to join dynamic marketing team, based in Cape Town, working on the globalization of one of the world's fastest growing skincare brands. - read more...
Junior Designer - Johannesburg
We are in the market for young designers who want to "make a dent in the universe". Expertise: Strong conceptual ability and dislike for instant coffee. - read more...
Graphic Designer - Cape Town
Looking for a graphic designer with two or three years of PACKAGING and corporate ID experience. It is important that you have worked on good, quality brands... - read more...
Bilingual Copywriter - Cape Town
Bilingual Copywriter (English and Afrikaans) for in-house studio. - read more...
Business Unit Direct (AA) - Jhb. Northern Suburbs.
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Fast expanding publisher of stock tipping newsletters seeks an in-house financial editor with stock market knowledge. From day one you will be researching, writing, editing and
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You will have worked in an ad agency in a strategic planning role and have solid experience. If you can raise the profile of planning within the agency... - read more...
Aspirant TV Directors - Johannesburg
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Technical Project Manager - Cape Town
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